diff --git a/plugins/rails/rails.plugin.zsh b/plugins/rails/rails.plugin.zsh
index 9ccfe45e3..ee937123f 100644
--- a/plugins/rails/rails.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/rails/rails.plugin.zsh
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ alias rkt='rake test'
 # Usage: rdc [database] - rails db:create[:database]
 function rdc() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:create" >&2
     rails db:create
   else
     echo "Running: rails db:create:$1" >&2
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ function rdc() {
 # Usage: rdd [database] - rails db:drop[:database]
 function rdd() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:drop" >&2
     rails db:drop
   else
     echo "Running: rails db:drop:$1" >&2
@@ -119,12 +121,15 @@ function rdd() {
 # Usage: rdm [database] [VERSION=x VERBOSE=false SCOPE=blog] - rails db:migrate[:database]
 function rdm() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate" >&2
     rails db:migrate
   elif [[ "$1" == *"="* ]]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate "$@"
   else
     local database="$1"
     shift
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:$database $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate:"$database" "$@"
   fi
 }
@@ -132,12 +137,15 @@ function rdm() {
 # Usage: rdmd [database] [VERSION=x] - rails db:migrate:down[:database]
 function rdmd() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:down" >&2
     rails db:migrate:down
   elif [[ "$1" == *"="* ]]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:down $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate:down "$@"
   else
     local database="$1"
     shift
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:down:$database $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate:down:"$database" "$@"
   fi
 }
@@ -145,12 +153,15 @@ function rdmd() {
 # Usage: rdmr [database] [STEP=x VERSION=x] - rails db:migrate:redo[:database]
 function rdmr() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:redo" >&2
     rails db:migrate:redo
   elif [[ "$1" == *"="* ]]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:redo $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate:redo "$@"
   else
     local database="$1"
     shift
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:redo:$database $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate:redo:"$database" "$@"
   fi
 }
@@ -158,6 +169,7 @@ function rdmr() {
 # Usage: rdms [database] - rails db:migrate:status[:database]
 function rdms() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:status" >&2
     rails db:migrate:status
   else
     echo "Running: rails db:migrate:status:$1" >&2
@@ -168,12 +180,15 @@ function rdms() {
 # Usage: rdmu [database] [VERSION=x] - rails db:migrate:up[:database]
 function rdmu() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:up" >&2
     rails db:migrate:up
   elif [[ "$1" == *"="* ]]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:up $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate:up "$@"
   else
     local database="$1"
     shift
+    echo "Running: rails db:migrate:up:$database $*" >&2
     rails db:migrate:up:"$database" "$@"
   fi
 }
@@ -181,12 +196,15 @@ function rdmu() {
 # Usage: rdr [database] [STEP=n] - rails db:rollback[:database]
 function rdr() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:rollback" >&2
     rails db:rollback
   elif [[ "$1" == *"="* ]]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:rollback $*" >&2
     rails db:rollback "$@"
   else
     local database="$1"
     shift
+    echo "Running: rails db:rollback:$database $*" >&2
     rails db:rollback:"$database" "$@"
   fi
 }
@@ -194,6 +212,7 @@ function rdr() {
 # Usage: rdrs [database] - rails db:reset[:database]
 function rdrs() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:reset" >&2
     rails db:reset
   else
     echo "Running: rails db:reset:$1" >&2
@@ -204,12 +223,15 @@ function rdrs() {
 # Usage: rdsl [database] [SCHEMA_FORMAT=ruby|sql] - rails db:schema:load[:database]
 function rdsl() {
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:schema:load" >&2
     rails db:schema:load
   elif [[ "$1" == *"="* ]]; then
+    echo "Running: rails db:schema:load $*" >&2
     rails db:schema:load "$@"
   else
     local database="$1"
     shift
+    echo "Running: rails db:schema:load:$database $*" >&2
     rails db:schema:load:"$database" "$@"
   fi
 }